Fukushima Realtime News http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info daiichi nuclear watchlab Wed, 30 May 2012 00:04:56 +0000 en hourly 1 Officials probe possible threat to backup power during quake at Cal nuke plant – Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/officials-probe-possible-threat-to-backup-power-during-quake-at-cal-nuke-plant/2012/05/29/gJQAZFP2zU_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/officials-probe-possible-threat-to-backup-power-during-quake-at-cal-nuke-plant/2012/05/29/gJQAZFP2zU_story.html#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 00:04:56 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=cf7a7bf74cc6b304c52a52efc8df78f9 Daily Beast
Officials probe possible threat to backup power during quake at Cal nuke plant
Washington Post
A tsunami destroyed backup generators at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant — setting off the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. At issue at San Onofre is a vibration sensor in use since 1981 on emergency diesel generators, ...
As Temperatures Rise, The Heat On To Re-Open San Onofre Nuclear PlantDaily Beast

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Fukushima -- Is The Crisis Over For The Pacific?
Forbes
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) The March 11, 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant attracted thousands of reporters and photographers from around the world, but most have since gone home hoping to forget about the indelible and ...
Fukushima Radiation in Bluefin Tuna Expected to FallBusinessWeek
Fukushima radiation seen in tuna off CaliforniaReuters
Tuna carry Fukushima Japan quake radiation across Pacific to Californiamsnbc.com
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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-is-the-crisis-over-for-the-pacific-forbes-3/feed/ 0 Fukushima — Is The Crisis Over For The Pacific? (Forbes) http://www.forbes.com/sites/gcaptain/2012/05/29/fukushima-is-the-crisis-over-for-the-pacific/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/gcaptain/2012/05/29/fukushima-is-the-crisis-over-for-the-pacific/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 21:06:44 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333128819 The March 11, 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant attracted thousands of reporters and photographers from around the world, but most have since gone home hoping to forget about the indelible and poisonous stain left on the town of Okuma, Japan and it’s rural residents.

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-is-the-crisis-over-for-the-pacific-forbes-2/feed/ 0 Hot tuna: bluefins carry Fukushima isotopes across the Pacific (Ars Technica) http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/05/hot-tuna-bluefins-carry-fukushima-isotopes-across-the-pacific/ http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/05/hot-tuna-bluefins-carry-fukushima-isotopes-across-the-pacific/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:41:29 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333124606 Bluefin tuna migrate across the Pacific as they mature. NOAA The same factor that put the Fukushima power plants at risk—proximity to the ocean—ensured that a sizable fraction of the radioactivity liberated from the plants ended up in the Pacific. That helped ensure that the contamination was diluted back to safe levels rapidly, although radioactive isotopes were detectable in fish caught...

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/hot-tuna-bluefins-carry-fukushima-isotopes-across-the-pacific-ars-technica/feed/ 0 Softbank unveils smartphone with radiation detector following the Fukushima disaster (TweakTown News RSS Feed) http://www.tweaktown.com/news/24369/softbank_unveils_smartphone_with_radiation_detector_following_the_fukushima_disaster/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/24369/softbank_unveils_smartphone_with_radiation_detector_following_the_fukushima_disaster/index.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:34:30 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333129301 In the wake of the Fukushima disaster many Japanese people are concerned about lasting radiation. The memory of the atomic bomb and its effects is all too recent in their minds. As such, many are worried that the government's numbers about the radiation levels from the disaster are wrong or purposefully changed. Japan's third largest mobile carrier has announced a smartphone that will be...

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/softbank-unveils-smartphone-with-radiation-detector-following-the-fukushima-disaster-tweaktown-news-rss-feed/feed/ 0 Japanese Company Unveils Post-Fukushima Smartphone That Detects Radiation (Treehugger) http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/japanese-company-unveils-post-fukushima-smartphone-radiation.html http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/japanese-company-unveils-post-fukushima-smartphone-radiation.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333126064 With the concern over radiation contamination, this might prove to be a popular selling point for the new phone.

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/japanese-company-unveils-post-fukushima-smartphone-that-detects-radiation-treehugger/feed/ 0 Sandia Labs Technology Used in Fukushima Cleanup (Newswise) http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/589819/?sc=rsbn http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/589819/?sc=rsbn#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:00:00 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333121141 A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Sandia researchers had worked around the clock following the March 2011 disaster to show the technology worked in seawater, which was pumped in to cool the plant's towers.

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/sandia-labs-technology-used-in-fukushima-cleanup-newswise/feed/ 0 Fukushima Nuclear Radiation Found in Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Inhabitat) http://inhabitat.com/fukushima-nuclear-radiation-found-in-pacific-bluefin-tuna/ http://inhabitat.com/fukushima-nuclear-radiation-found-in-pacific-bluefin-tuna/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 18:58:05 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333114403 Bluefin Tuna photo from Shutterstock Low levels of radiation from last year’s Fukushima Diaichii disaster in Japan have been discovered in bluefin tuna swimming of the California coast. Scientists say the trace amounts are not necessarily harmful to people if consumed, and were far less than safety limits the Japanese government has established. But the [...]

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-nuclear-radiation-found-in-pacific-bluefin-tuna-inhabitat/feed/ 0 Kan defends his response to Fukushima crisis / Denies responsibility for … – The Daily Yomiuri http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120529004686.htm http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120529004686.htm#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 18:33:49 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=097ef83bf771d66b1ac5350af9faad22 Mainichi Daily News
Kan defends his response to Fukushima crisis / Denies responsibility for ...
The Daily Yomiuri
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan tenaciously defended himself at a hearing in front of a Diet-appointed private investigative panel on Monday, emphasizing that his responses to the Fukushima nuclear crisis were "adequate." Speaking as an unsworn witness ...
Ex-PM Kan apologizes for not preventing Fukushima disasterMainichi Daily News

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Ruriko Sakuma, daughter of dairy farmer Shinji Sakuma, rubs a cow at their farm in the village of Katsurao in Fukushima prefecture, 25 kms west of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant on May 3, 2011 after returning to feed their livestock from a ...

]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/should-we-hide-low-dose-radiation-exposures-from-the-public-forbes/feed/ 0 Confirm Allison Macfarlane to NRC – The Hill (blog) http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/229841-confirm-allison-macfarlane-to-nrc http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/229841-confirm-allison-macfarlane-to-nrc#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 17:24:24 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=26343776a001674145884e786ade00f2 Bloomberg
Confirm Allison Macfarlane to NRC
The Hill (blog)
By Diane Curran and Mindy Goldstein - 05/29/12 12:59 PM ET Last week was bleak for public health and the environment: Gregory Jaczko, who has presided as Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission since the Fukushima Daiichi reactor disaster ...
Senator Wolf Decries Re-Licensing of Pilgrim Nuclear PlantPatch.com

all 7 news articles]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/confirm-allison-macfarlane-to-nrc-the-hill-blog/feed/ 0 Report: U.S. tuna supplies tainted by Fukushima radiation (The San Antonio Business Journal ) http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2012/05/29/report-us-tuna-supplies-tainted-by.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2012/05/29/report-us-tuna-supplies-tainted-by.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 16:05:45 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333078316 Scientists have found trace elements of radioactive isotopes in Pacific bluefin tuna migrating from coastal Japan to the shores of Southern California, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The amount of radioactivity in the fish was one-tenth the level scientists in the United States and Japan considered dangerous. However, the study confirmed the long-term impact that the Fukushima...

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/report-u-s-tuna-supplies-tainted-by-fukushima-radiation-the-san-antonio-business-journal/feed/ 0 Level heads at Fukushima 4 – World Nuclear News http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Level_heads_at_Fukushima_Daiichi_4-2905127.html http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Level_heads_at_Fukushima_Daiichi_4-2905127.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:53:46 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=98f004b43aa4610180b9e7cde7395ddf World Nuclear News
Level heads at Fukushima 4
World Nuclear News
Tepco has published further measurements showing that the used fuel pool at the damaged reactor building of unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi is not tilting and would be able to withstand a large earthquake. Tepco has released details of building tilt and ...
TEPCO to check interior of crippled Fukushima No. 1 reactorMainichi Daily News

all 2 news articles]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/level-heads-at-fukushima-4-world-nuclear-news/feed/ 0 Pragmatic citizens are unfazed by Fukushima – Financial Times http://www.ft.com/cms/s/80bd69f8-a33d-11e1-ab98-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F80bd69f8-a33d-11e1-ab98-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/80bd69f8-a33d-11e1-ab98-00144feabdc0,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F80bd69f8-a33d-11e1-ab98-00144feabdc0.html&_i_referer=#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:32:55 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=c1e85f354c70c81ebcdbf3ac5d7442c2 Financial Times
Pragmatic citizens are unfazed by Fukushima
Financial Times
By Michael Stothard Finland was the first western European nation to decide to build more nuclear energy plants after the Chernobyl accident in 1986, and it has been equally unfazed by the Fukushima disaster in Japan last year.
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan's Nuclear Reactors, May 29, 2012eNews Park Forest

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Fukushima Radiation Found in Bluefin Tuna in Calif.
TIME
Five months after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, researchers tested bluefin tuna caught off the coast of San Diego and found higher-than-normal levels of radiation. By Alicia Chang | AP | May 29, 2012 | + Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin ...
Fukushima Radiation in Bluefin Tuna Is Expected to DeclineBusinessWeek
Fukushima radiation seen in tuna off CaliforniaReuters
Radioactive tuna travels from Japan to US faster than windChristian Science Monitor
Chicago Sun-Times]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-radiation-found-in-bluefin-tuna-in-calif-time/feed/ 0 Tepco Admits Fukushima Disaster Released 2.5 Times More Radiation Than Initial Government Lies (cryptogon.com) http://cryptogon.com/?p=29416 http://cryptogon.com/?p=29416#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:05:32 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333071213 Imagine my shock. But if they’re admitting this, what is the real number? Via: Reuters: The radiation released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost 2-1/2 times the amount first estimated by Japanese safety regulators, the operator of the crippled plant said in a report released on Thursday. Tokyo Electric Power [...]

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/tepco-admits-fukushima-disaster-released-2-5-times-more-radiation-than-initial-government-lies-cryptogon-com/feed/ 0 “Absolutely Every One” – 15 Out of 15 – Bluefin Tuna Tested In California Waters Contaminated with Fukushima Radiation (zero hedge) http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-05-29/%E2%80%9Cabsolutely-every-one%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-15-out-15-%E2%80%93-bluefin-tuna-tested-california-waters-co http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-05-29/%E2%80%9Cabsolutely-every-one%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-15-out-15-%E2%80%93-bluefin-tuna-tested-california-waters-co#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:00:22 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333077834 ... up in U.S. waters. And see this . CNN reports today: Low levels of radioactive cesium from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident turned up in fish caught off California in 2011, researchers reported Monday. The bluefin spawn off Japan, and many migrate across the Pacific Ocean. Tissue samples taken from 15 bluefin caught in August, five months after the meltdowns at...

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/%e2%80%9cabsolutely-every-one%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-15-out-of-15-%e2%80%93-bluefin-tuna-tested-in-california-waters-contaminated-with-fukushima-radiation-zero-hedge/feed/ 0 Did Fukushima Just Increase the Inevitable Decline of Nuclear Power? (Alternative Energy News) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/29/did-fukushima-just-increase-the-inevitable-decline-of-nuclear-power/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%29 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/29/did-fukushima-just-increase-the-inevitable-decline-of-nuclear-power/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IM-cleantechnica+%28CleanTechnica%29#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:00:01 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333071263 Filed under: Energy News

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/did-fukushima-just-increase-the-inevitable-decline-of-nuclear-power-alternative-energy-news/feed/ 0 La campagne dans la 11ème circonscription des Français établis hors de France (TV5MONDE) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPO8K_eg_bI&feature=youtube_gdata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPO8K_eg_bI&feature=youtube_gdata#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 14:40:18 +0000 fukushima watch http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/base/videos/GPO8K_eg_bI La campagne dans la 11]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/la-campagne-dans-la-11eme-circonscription-des-francais-etablis-hors-de-france-tv5monde/feed/ 0 Sandia technology used in Fukushima cleanup – R & D Magazine http://www.rdmag.com/News/2012/05/Energy-Sandia-Technology-Used-In-Fukushima-Cleanup/ http://www.rdmag.com/News/2012/05/Energy-Sandia-Technology-Used-In-Fukushima-Cleanup/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 13:44:09 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=f911ea1b86a1a051dd1f87daed4206b0 R & D Magazine
A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Sandia researchers had worked around the clock ...

and more]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/sandia-technology-used-in-fukushima-cleanup-r-d-magazine/feed/ 0 Bluefin tuna which fed in the waters near damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant was contaminated with radioactive material from the plant (Sustainability and Green Initiatives) http://www.sustain2green.com/2012/05/bluefin-tuna-which-fed-in-waters-near.html http://www.sustain2green.com/2012/05/bluefin-tuna-which-fed-in-waters-near.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 13:36:00 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333061896 Bluefin tuna which fed in the waters near damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant was contaminated with radioactive material from the plant. However scientists say that the contamination will decline over the years as the radioactive material cesium 10 dilutes in the ocean.

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/bluefin-tuna-which-fed-in-the-waters-near-damaged-fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-was-contaminated-with-radioactive-material-from-the-plant-sustainability-and-green-initiatives/feed/ 0 Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup (PhysOrg.com) http://phys.org/news/2012-05-sandia-labs-technology-fukushima-cleanup.html http://phys.org/news/2012-05-sandia-labs-technology-fukushima-cleanup.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:56:17 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333040734 (Phys.org) -- A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Sandia researchers had worked around the clock following the March 2011 disaster to show the technology worked in seawater, which was pumped in to cool the plant's towers.

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/sandia-labs-technology-used-in-fukushima-cleanup-physorg-com/feed/ 0 A Crossroads for Japan: Revive Nuclear or Go Green? – Yale Environment 360 http://e360.yale.edu/feature/a_crossroads_for_japan_revive_nuclear_or_go_green/2534/ http://e360.yale.edu/feature/a_crossroads_for_japan_revive_nuclear_or_go_green/2534/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:43:22 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=d735cc07da1969da578a593dadc672d3 Yale Environment 360
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Japan has idled all 50 of its nuclear reactors. While the central government and business leaders are warning a prolonged shutdown could spell economic doom, many Japanese and local officials see the opportunity ...
Nuclear plant deal by end of yearThe Press Association

all 2 news articles]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/a-crossroads-for-japan-revive-nuclear-or-go-green-yale-environment-360/feed/ 0 Bluefin tuna carry radiation from Japan Fukushima: US study (World Current News) http://worldcurrentnews.com/taiwan/bluefin-tuna-carry-radiation-from-japan-fukushima-us-study http://worldcurrentnews.com/taiwan/bluefin-tuna-carry-radiation-from-japan-fukushima-us-study#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:09:39 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333035564 Bluefin tuna contaminated from the March 2011 meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant migrated 6,000 miles to North America, the Associated Press reported,

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/bluefin-tuna-carry-radiation-from-japan-fukushima-us-study-world-current-news/feed/ 0 AM Vitals: Cheaper Blood Thinner Prompts Debate – Wall Street Journal (blog) http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/05/29/am-vitals-cheaper-blood-thinner-prompts-debate/ http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/05/29/am-vitals-cheaper-blood-thinner-prompts-debate/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:09:01 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=9134df6dd86f28bcae6b5784d828ad21 Wall Street Journal (blog)
US Tuna Has Fukushima Taint (WSJ): Pacific Bluefin tuna carried radioactive cesium from Fukushima, Japan, to California waters last year. There may be no public health risk but it raises the possibility that other migrating sea life carried traces of ...

and more]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/am-vitals-cheaper-blood-thinner-prompts-debate-wall-street-journal-blog/feed/ 0 Fukushima Radiation Found in Tuna Off California (CommonDreams.org) http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/29-0 http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/29-0#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 12:07:54 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333040187 Detectable amounts of cesium-137 and cesium-134 were found in bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California about four months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, US scientists reported on Monday. The timing is important because it shows that migrating fish carried radiation much further and faster than either wind or ocean currents. In addition, of course, the bluefin are a...

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-radiation-found-in-tuna-off-california-commondreams-org/feed/ 0 Fukushima Radiation Found in Tuna off California Coast – Daily Disruption http://www.dailydisruption.com/2012/05/fukushima-radiation-found-in-tuna-off-california-coast/ http://www.dailydisruption.com/2012/05/fukushima-radiation-found-in-tuna-off-california-coast/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 11:35:19 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=1f88250d66e0795eb8dca546f0da6aeb Daily Disruption
But while cesium-137 is known to have entered the Pacific Ocean artificially as a result of 1960s nuclear weapons tests, the only possible explanation for the cesium-134 is fallout from the Fukushima reactor. The scientists told AP the results were ...

]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-radiation-found-in-tuna-off-california-coast-daily-disruption/feed/ 0 Japan’s Softbank unveils radiation detecting smartphone following Fukushima disaster (Digital Trends) http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/japans-softbank-unveils-radiation-detecting-smartphone-following-fukushima-disaster/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/japans-softbank-unveils-radiation-detecting-smartphone-following-fukushima-disaster/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 10:37:29 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333019685 Japanese mobile carrier Softbank has unveiled a smartphone capable of measuring radiation levels. The device, set to go on sale in the summer, is aimed at those concerned about environmental contamination following the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in March 2011.

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/japan%e2%80%99s-softbank-unveils-radiation-detecting-smartphone-following-fukushima-disaster-digital-trends/feed/ 0 Fukushima radiation found in tuna off California – video – The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/may/29/fukushima-radiation-tuna-california-video?newsfeed=true http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/may/29/fukushima-radiation-tuna-california-video?newsfeed=true#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 10:21:26 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=9a15d154b6ea9accf1a788d84439f213 The Guardian
The Japanese government says it will look into international monitoring of fish products after low levels of radiation were found in bluefin tuna in Californian waters. A report shows radiation was detected in 15 tuna caught near San Diego in August ...

]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-radiation-found-in-tuna-off-california-%e2%80%93-video-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Tuna contaminated with Fukushima radiation found in California (The Observer) http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/29/tuna-contaminated-radiation-fukushima-california http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/29/tuna-contaminated-radiation-fukushima-california#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 09:59:44 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333014628 Scientists amazed that bluefins swimming in Pacific contained tiny amounts of caesium five months after Japanese disaster Bluefin tuna contaminated with radiation believed to be from Fukushima Daiichi turned up off the coast of California just five months after the Japanese nuclear plant suffered meltdown last March, US scientists said. Tiny amounts of caesium-137 and caesium-134 were...

Source : The Observer

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/tuna-contaminated-with-fukushima-radiation-found-in-california-the-observer/feed/ 0 Ex-PM Kan apologizes for not preventing Fukushima disaster – Mainichi Daily News http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120529p2a00m0na021000c.html http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120529p2a00m0na021000c.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 09:41:27 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=6fb8f924997971b765bdffb0eb2d9a3e Mainichi Daily News
Ex-PM Kan apologizes for not preventing Fukushima disaster
Mainichi Daily News
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan testifies as an unsworn witness to the Diet's Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission on May 28. (Mainichi) Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan apologized for not having been able to avert the ...
Kan emphasizes importance of N-plant visitThe Daily Yomiuri

all 6 news articles]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/ex-pm-kan-apologizes-for-not-preventing-fukushima-disaster-mainichi-daily-news/feed/ 0 Future Robotics Technology Center’s Rosemary to accompany its predecessor at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant (Gizmowatch) http://www.gizmowatch.com/future-robotics-technology-centers-rosemary-accompany-its-predecessor-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant.html http://www.gizmowatch.com/future-robotics-technology-centers-rosemary-accompany-its-predecessor-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:59:08 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333005670 Gaurav Thakur: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant disaster is still in the memory of Japanese with its ex-Prime Minister recently expressing his fear at the time of tragedy. Japanese have been at the forefront in robotics, with companies like Honda giving a demo of how advanced their robots are. Unfortunately, at the time of calamity, it was not Japanese but American robots that first...

Source : Gizmowatch

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/future-robotics-technology-centers-rosemary-to-accompany-its-predecessor-at-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-gizmowatch/feed/ 0 Fukushima radiation in California tuna: does it matter? (The First Post) http://www.theweek.co.uk/environment/47153/fukushima-radiation-california-tuna-does-it-matter http://www.theweek.co.uk/environment/47153/fukushima-radiation-california-tuna-does-it-matter#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:44:56 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/333006016 Traces of nuclear radiation have been found in bluefin tuna that fed off Japan's coast after the Fukushima meltdown First Post Ben Raworth LAST UPDATED AT 09:44 ON Tue 29 May 2012 LOW LEVELS of nuclear radiation from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima power plant have turned up in bluefin tuna off the California coast, scientists reported on Monday in a paper published by the journal...

Source : The First Post

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-radiation-in-california-tuna-does-it-matter-the-first-post/feed/ 0 Fukushima radiation seen in tuna off California – China Daily http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-05/29/content_15414471.htm http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-05/29/content_15414471.htm#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:25:38 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=82f3128a62b733d579c9aec095c8e7b5 China Daily
WASHINGTON -- Low levels of nuclear radiation from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima power plant have turned up in bluefin tuna off the California coast, suggesting that these fish carried radioactive compounds across the Pacific Ocean faster than wind or ...

]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/fukushima-radiation-seen-in-tuna-off-california-china-daily/feed/ 0 Tuna contaminated with Fukushima radiation discovered off US coast (Metro.co.uk) http://www.metro.co.uk/news/900484-tuna-contaminated-with-fukushima-radiation-discovered-off-us-coast http://www.metro.co.uk/news/900484-tuna-contaminated-with-fukushima-radiation-discovered-off-us-coast#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:21:27 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/332995703 Bluefin tuna spawned off Japan's coast have been found to have carried radioactive contamination leaked from Fukushima to waters 6,000 miles (9,650km) away off California in the US. Japan consumes about 80 per cent of the world's Atlantic and Pacific Bluefin tuna (Picture: AP) Scientists, who insisted the fish remain safe to eat, said it was the first time a huge migrating fish had been...

Source : Metro.co.uk

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/tuna-contaminated-with-fukushima-radiation-discovered-off-us-coast-metro-co-uk/feed/ 0 A Year After Fukushima, This Japanese Cell Phone Will Detect Radiation [Pip-boy] (Kotaku) http://kotaku.com/5913853/this-japanese-cell-phone-will-detect-radiation http://kotaku.com/5913853/this-japanese-cell-phone-will-detect-radiation#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:15:00 +0000 fukushima watch http://ebz.by/info/US/332999480 It's been over a year since the Fukushima meltdown. There have been radiation fears and fear mongering. Both have certainly impacted the lives and psyche of those living in Fukushima as well as people elsewhere. More »

Source : Kotaku

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]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/a-year-after-fukushima-this-japanese-cell-phone-will-detect-radiation-pip-boy-kotaku/feed/ 0 Evacuee’s suicide sad reminder how Fukushima continues to claim victims – CNN (blog) http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/29/evacuees-suicide-sad-reminder-how-fukushima-continues-to-claim-victims/ http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/29/evacuees-suicide-sad-reminder-how-fukushima-continues-to-claim-victims/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:11:05 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=4ddb53ce626694c55df6990915a6ec86 CNN (blog)
A 62-year-old evacuee from Fukushima Prefecture made a brief visit to his radiation-contaminated home, walked to his shuttered shop, and then hanged himself in a storage space. The death is yet another sad reminder how the March 11, 2011, ...
Man who went missing after Fukushima visit found dead in apparent suicideMainichi Daily News
Man who went missing near Fukushima zone committed suicideThe Japan Daily Press

all 5 news articles]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/evacuees-suicide-sad-reminder-how-fukushima-continues-to-claim-victims-cnn-blog/feed/ 0 Japan starts atomic watchdog debate, reactor decision nears – Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/29/us-japan-nuclear-watchdog-idUSBRE84S07I20120529 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/29/us-japan-nuclear-watchdog-idUSBRE84S07I20120529#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:01:55 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=f7afc8ac3e1f5602c097ec71d9c40925 The Guardian
Japan starts atomic watchdog debate, reactor decision nears
Reuters
The push to create a nuclear regulatory agency is part of Tokyo's efforts to allay public concerns about safety as it nears a decision on restarting some of its idled reactors, all of which have been shut down in the 14 months since Fukushima.
Fukushima inquiry: I felt helpless, says former PMThe Guardian
Fukushima farmers decontaminate soil, plant rice, praying for radiation-free ...Washington Post
Japan farmers pray for nuke-free riceSouthCoastToday.com
Seattle Post Intelligencer]]> http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/2012/05/29/japan-starts-atomic-watchdog-debate-reactor-decision-nears-reuters/feed/ 0 Evacuee’s suicide sad reminder how Fukushima continues to claim victims – CNN http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/world/asia/japan-nuclear-suicide/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/world/asia/japan-nuclear-suicide/index.html#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 08:00:25 +0000 fukushima watch http://www.nuclear-nucleaire.info/?guid=ea0f3401400780ce362a95053d533331 CNN
By Kyung Lah, CNN Tokyo (CNN) -- A 62-year-old evacuee from Fukushima Prefecture made a brief visit to his radiation-contaminated home, walked to his shuttered shop, and then hanged himself in a storage space. The death is yet another sad reminder how ...

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